Forget Island – Port of Couëron loop from Saint-Sébastien Pas Enchantés

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Pays de la Loire

Nantes

Saint-Sébastien-Sur-Loire

Forget Island – Port of Couëron loop from Saint-Sébastien Pas Enchantés

Moderate

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Forget Island – Port of Couëron loop from Saint-Sébastien Pas Enchantés

02:46

46.3km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 45.2 km for 65 m

After 45.8 km for 65 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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518 m

Forget Island

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Forget Island is a classic for mountain biking or gravel cycling with the family just a few minutes from downtown Nantes. You can go all the way around it and …

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The Great Elephant – Les Machines de l'Île

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If you like the world of Jules Verne then you will love this theme park. In this art project, the ideas of Jules Verne and da Vinci are merged on the site of the former shipyards of Nantes.

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6.07 km

Les Nefs

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Gigantic metal hall where ships were assembled at the time of the shipyards, now converted into a cultural space. This notably houses the Stereolux performance hall and the famous Galerie …

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19.7 km

Chapelle de Beaulieu

Ruins

25.9 km

Small beaching port with 36 locations. Children's play area.
The Semaphore of the Ile de la Liberté (a belvedere with a view of the port and the Loire) is accessible on foot or by bike. Bathroom. A few picnic tables.

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26.9 km

Lead Tower, Couëron

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A building from the memory of a lost Industry that must be preserved by rehabilitating it and it is in progress 👍

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38.8 km

Hermitage Belvedere

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For Nantes, Tadashi Kawamata imagined Belvédère de l’Hermitage. The structure, made of wood, opens with a narrow and long footbridge, slightly sloping and surrounded by high palisades, which offers a …

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